John Jenkins New Release 

Acclaimed songwriter John Jenkins announces his new solo album 
“Growing Old (Songs From My Front Porch)”

The follow up to the acclaimed “John Jenkins and the James Band” “Looking for that American Dream” album. 

Recorded at the famous Liverpool Crosstown Studios and co-produced by Jon Lawton, Mastered by Peter Maher

Recorded with a selection of musicians that includes a duet with old friend and “Nashville Liverbird” Siobhan Maher-Kennedy and some beautiful string parts written by Amy Chalmers, the album consists of 12 reflective stripped back songs.

John says “I really wanted to record a selection of intimate songs that could resonate with the listener. Stories of life, family, friends, good times, sad times, loss and happiness”

From the Album

Jackson’s Farm” 

Liverpool Sound and Vision - A song of whispering regret coupled with the pleasure of Mr Jenkins’ eye for detail. A beautiful song. John once more takes the hand of the listener and helps them find a way to their own soul.


From the Album

I’m Almost Over You 

Ian D Hall – John Jenkins once more releases a song of sheer depth and observation. 

More information

If you would like some more information about this release, or would like to contact about interview opportunities just contact John via Email: littlestarjohn@btinternet.com 


Reviews for 
“John Jenkins and the James street band”
“Looking For That American Dream” 
Americana-UK “9/10 – Here is a Liverpool Band that demands National Attention”
Music-News - “4 Stars - John Jenkins is a Liverpudlian legend. A terrific selection of songs, Very Very Good”
Stereo Stickman “A blessing of an Album, This is the work of a natural and experienced songwriter, with a considerate approach to the art-form”
Liverpool Sound and Vision “9/10 A vast introspection, worthy of a novel by F Scott Fitzgerald or a screenplay by Elia Kazan
John Jenkins

John Jenkins is a firm Liverpool favourite, well known and loved from his appearances around the city with his solo performances and those with his “James Street Band”.

Recent support spots with Chris Difford (Squeeze), Robert Vincent, Dean Owens and the Southerners, The Way Down Wanderers and Jarrod Dickenson have widened his audience 

He was joint winner of the 2015 of the Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge, and finalists in 2016 and 2019. 
His song “Silhouettes” was a finalist in UK Country Radio Show song of the year 2019.
His song “Looking for that American Dream” is a finalist in their 2020 shortlist as well as the “FabChart Radio” songs of the year for this year. 


He currently presents a weekly Americana Blues Country and Folk show at Vintage Radio Birkenhead. 


www.johnjenkinsmusic.com

John Jenkins - Growing Old (Songs from my Front Porch)

Fretsore Recording Artist John Jenkins is a critically ac-claimed staple of the Liverpool singer-songwriter scene. 

He was GSMC 2021 Music Award "Newcomer" Finalist, and Americana UK 2021 “Emerging Artist” Runner Up.  

John has been working hard on the follow-up to the criti-cally acclaimed and 2022 Mercury Award Nominated so-lo album “If You Can’t Forgive, You Can’t Love”, with a new solo album due out on 7th July 2023.

He has also recorded several tracks with his “James Street Band” with a view to a new band album release later in 2023. 

The first John Jenkins and the James Street Band album “Looking for that American Dream” was critically ac-claimed upon its release in 2020. 

“Trying My Best (To Get Away from You)” is their first re-lease of 2023.

“I tend to keep the quiet and stripped-back songs for my solo albums, so I quite surprise some listeners with the more up-tempo tunes that I perform and record with the “James Street Band,” John says.

“I guess I look at Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young who have two outlets for their songs – solo and their band stuff. It’s not unique but for me, as a songwriter, it’s a rewarding experience being able to do both kinds of songs, on the albums and in live shows.

“To share the stage with such a great bunch of musi-cians and talent is so rewarding. I feel quite fortunate. They all are great songwriters themselves so I really have to up my game when bringing songs into our sets.

“We try and put a really good show on. I have written a bunch of new songs with live shows in mind and they've been going down really well with our audiences. 

Our new single “Trying My Best (To Get Away from You)” is one of these tracks.”

“Trying My Best (To Get Away from You)” will be released on February 3rd 2023 from all digital platforms and Bandcamp. 


What they said about “John Jenkins and the James Street Band” :


“Here is a Liverpool Band that demands National Atten-tion” - Americana UK 9/10

“An artist and band well worth looking out for” - Stereo Stickman USA

“Music that never fails to please” – Lonesome Highway Music Magazine USA 

John Jenkins and the James Street Band will be playing at the British Country Music Association Liverpool Coun-try Music Festival on April 9th 2023, at “Camp and Fur-nace”. 

JOHN JENKINS AND THE JAMES STREET BAND

John Jenkins- Vocals/Guitar/Keyboards
David Nixon – Percussion/Backing Vo-cals/Harmonica
Pippa Murdie – Mandolin/Guitar/Backing Vocals
Denis Parkinson – Guitar
Chris Jones – Bass/Backing Vocals
Dave Orford – Drums/Backing Vocals

John Jenkins & The James Street Band - Trying My Best ( To Get Away From You) (MASTER)

Shadows

Discontented each morning
Even the sun can’t raise a smile
Throw away a forgotten cup of coffee
That’s been cold for some time.

And I was walking through this town
Been here since I was born
there’s something about it that makes me sigh
A Change that feels like a storm

And I don’t know the answers
And I don’t even care
How can I be part of something my friend?
That ends in despair

Well, they built a highway through this town
Some call it "The Road to Nowhere”
And the places I cared about the most 
Are no longer there

And I don’t know the answers
Maybe I should care? 
How can I be part of something my friend?
That ends in despair

And I can’t give a reason
Am I even there?
A shadow amongst shadows
Just like the air

John Jenkins - Shadows

Recorded at Crosstown Studios in Liverpool with Jon Lawton and Pippa Murdie. 
“This is an autobiographical song. 
When I was in junior school, Christopher Roberts was a school class friend I had. 
Being a catholic school and doing our 11 plus exam 
Everyone in our class ended up going to different senior schools. 
I never saw him again once we moved on and I often wonder how life treated him, did he marry, has he a fam-ily?
I sometimes think that as over 50 years have passed, I could be sitting facing him in a pub or next to him at a bus stop and be totally unaware it is him.”
I was tempted to call my new album “63” after my age like Adele does with her albums but I bottled it out 
because it looked a bit naff on the cover plus I’d be questioned where the other 62 albums where in my 
catalogue”

Incidentally the father and child recordings at the be-ginning of the song talking about school is actually me and my Dad from about 1964.
“Christopher Roberts”
Release date of May 5th 2023 from all digital platforms and available now from John’s Website and Bandcamp

John Jenkins - Christopher Roberts

I am very pleased to announce a July 7th release date for ‘Tuebrook’, the follow-up to the Fretsore Records album ‘If You Can’t Forgive You Can’t Love’ from acclaimed Liverpool artist John Jenkins. Joining John on the recording is regular multi-instrumentalist and producer Jon Lawton and touring and live show partner Pippa Murdie (mandolin/guitar and vocals). Recorded at Crosstown Studios in Liverpool. 

John’s songs unfold cinematically and capture moments of human vulnerability, and his warm, inviting vocals tell delicate stories of the intimacy of our daily lives. More stripped back than previous releases, the power of ‘Tuebrook’ comes from John’s blend of fiction and memoir—some songs are personal and intimate with details drawn from John’s own life, others are the stuff of novels and cinema.

02 John Jenkins - Christopher Roberts (Wav)

01 John Jenkins - Shadows (Wav)

Mary Gauthier		Fall Apart World
Luke Combs		When it Rains it Pours
Trials Of Cato		Ring of Roses
Two Black Sheep		The Wrong Side of History
Naked Without It		Spinning
Jason Isbell/Elizabeth Cook		Pancho & Lefty
Darius Rucker		Wagon Wheel
Show of Hands		Haunt You
The Gillies		Saviour
Chris Stapleton 		Tennessee Whiskey
David Allen Coe		Tennessee Whiskey
Blue Nose B		Raise a Glass
Johnny & Jack		Poisoned Love
Scott McCreery		In Between
Rob Vincent		The Insider
The Young 'Uns		Tiny Notes
Preston D Barnes		Hearts Break Better That Way
Silkin Green		Will Your Anchor Hold
Family Wash		I'll Bring the Stars to You
John Jenkins		The Wrong Side of Sadness
Cristin St Peters		You Were on My Mind
Cody Pennington 		Be a Man

Garden Party Sat 13th Jan 24 - FULL SHOW

The Garden Party with John Jenkins and David Nixon Sat 20th Jan 2024

Rod Stewart		Maggie May
Carly Pierce/Ashley McBryde		Never Wanted to Be That Girl
Jackie Oates		On and On
Mike Ryan		Sleepwalking
Jimmy Bowen		I Aint Gonna Live Like That
Fairport Convention		Where Does The Time Go
Luke Combs/Eric Church		Does to Me
Visions of Albion		All That I Know
Fara		Solar
Mike Stocksdale		Gone Gone Gone
Joan Baez		Hello in There
Gillian Welch/David Rawlings		Hello in There
Eleri		Karaoke
Alex Seel		Wishbone
Gordon Lightfoot		If You Could Read my Mind
Zac Bryan/Kacey Musgraves		I Remember Everything
Robert Vincent		Heart of Gold
Honey and the Bear		Dear Grandmother
Johnny Cash/June Carter		Jackson
Family Wash		I'll See You in Jackson
John Jenkins		Jackson's Farm
Iris De Ment		Workin' on the World
Jim Cozens		Soul Mate
Jack Rutter		Bold Nevison The Highwayman

FULL SHOW  EDITED GP NO.3

Kitty Wells		Making Believe	
Backroad Slang		Come on In	
Kathryn Priddy		Does she hold you like I did	
Jim Pearson		The Boy with The Red Hat	
Hannah White		Chain of Ours	
Townes Van Zandt		Waiting Around to Die	
Candi Carpenter ft Brandi Carlile		The River Knows	
Motel Sundown		Lost in Time	
Will Pound/Jenny Butterworth			Reckoned
Jack Daw		Never Hit the Ground	
Midland		Tougher Than the Rest	
Travis Tritt		Tougher Than the Rest	
Bill Ryder Jones		If Tomorrow Starts without Me	
Christine Martin		In Control	
Nanci Griffiths		Love at the Five and Dime	
Demi Marriner		Distorted Desires	
Ian Prowse		Home	
Ninebarrow		Among the Boughs	
Kindred		What and Old Song Can do	
Sam Sweeney		Ruby	
Family Wash		Behind the Smile	
John Jenkins		A Stranger to Your heart	
Fairport Convention		Meet on the Ledge	
Ashley McBryde		A Little Dive Bar in Dahlonega

Wicked Game

The Garden Party Radio Show 3rd February 2024 - SHOW 5

Bruce Springsteen		This Little Light of Mine	
Thunder and Rain		Cut the Wire	
Ian F Ball		Farewell to Clashmore	
Laura Oakes		Groove is in the Heart	
Troy Castellano		Whiskey in the House	
Carole King/James Taylor		Up on the Roof	
Taylor Swift		All Too Well	
Jenny Colquitt		Fallin' Angels	
Anita Abram		Gravity Running	
Hannah White		Right on Time	
Bernie Heaney		I've Just Seen a Face	
The Weeklings		I've Just Seen a Face	
Katie Nicholas		The Poet	
Christina Martin		In Control	
Lori McKenna		Humble and Kind	
Johnny Cash		The Big Light	
Scott Poley		Rancho	
Tomorrow Bird		Born to Fly	
The Moongazers		Better	
Stem		Concentrate	
David Nixon's Navigation		Ruby Bridges	
John Jenkins		Suddenly Came Too soon	
Linda Rondstadt		Birds	
Cheap Seats		Something in the Water

The Garden Party Radio Show 17th Feb 2024

Hank Snow and His Rainbow Ranch Boys		The Golden Rocket	
Ashley McBryde		Learned to Lie	
Realta		The Wind That Sheked the Barley	
Robert Vincent		Follow What You Love and Love will Follow	
The Moongazers		Better	
Ian & Sylvia		Early Morning Rain	
Elvis Costello		New Lace Sleeves	
The Folk Doctors		We Were Soldiers	
Christine Weir		The Clan	
Stem		Concentrate	
Linda Rondstadt 		Girls Talk	
Dave Edmunds		Girls Talk	
Joe Doonan		Jaybird	
Matt Owens with Hannah White		5 Years into Marriage	
Emily Ann Roberts		He Set Her Off	
Jess Thristan		The Old Me	
Motel Sundown		Lost Time	
Captain of the Lost Waves		Success in Failure	
Hello Darlins		Forgiving Cain and Loving Able	
Ian F Ball		Resting Place	
David Nixon's Navigation		Red Skies	
John Jenkins		The Reason	
Baskery		A Little goes a Long Way	
Jade Helliwell		Smoke

The Garden Party Radio Show Vintage Radio 2nd March 2024

‘Bury Myself in the Sand’ is the second release of the year by John Jenkins, in follow-up to his critically acclaimed album ‘Tuebrook’, released in July 2023, and the March 2024 standalone track ‘The Reason’.  
 It is the second track of six that will be released monthly that, thematically, wouldn’t fit on the ‘Tuebrook’ album. 
‘Bury Myself in the Sand’ is a song about ‘having one of those days’ when you feel that the whole world is conspiring against you, nothing is going right, and you just want to disappear from people and places. 
Wonderful musical contributions from Chris Howard (Piano), Tony Peers (Horns) and Jon Lawton (guitar/bass and drum programming) makes the track cross into a different musical feel to John’s notable Americana writing and it has an uplifting jazzy touch despite the despairing subject matter. 
To be released on April 5th 2024, ‘Bury Myself in the Sand’ is co-produced by John Jenkins and Jon Lawton (Sami Yusuf, Ian Prowse, Only Child) and mastered by Pete Maher (The Rolling Stones, U2, Patti Smith).

This will be available from the usual digital retailers.

Bury Myself in the Sand

Bury Myself In Sand

Murphy’s Bar” is their second release of 2023 after “Try-ing my Best (to get away from you)”, which was rated 5 stars and hailed as “An outrageously sublime single” by Liverpool Sound and Vision.

“If you come out of Central Station in Liverpool you are faced with a row of bars that all have an Irish theme.  You can go into any of these and someone will be play-ing “Whiskey in the Jar” or “Galway Girl” or something similar. Everyone is having a great time. 
I thought I’d have a little fun and write my own Irish themed song. Nothing serious although I had to change a line as I was totally unaware I had included a drink name that some people see as offensive expression. The line I substituted it for is my favourite line of my own songs – it’s the line after “He loved his beer”. 
“Murphy’s Bar” seems to be the song everyone talks about after the shows we do.”






“Murphy’s Bar” has a release date of March 17th 2023 (St Patrick’s Day) from all digital platforms, Bandcamp and John’s website. 




What they say about “John Jenkins and the James Street Band” :

“Here is a Liverpool Band that demands National Atten-tion” – Americana UK 9/10

“An artist and band well worth looking out for” – Stereo Stickman USA

“Music that never fails to please” – Lonesome Highway Music Magazine USA 


John Jenkins and the James Street Band will be playing at the British Country Music Association Liverpool Coun-try Music Festival on April 9th 2023, at “Camp and Fur-nace”. 

JOHN JENKINS AND THE JAMES STREET BAND

John Jenkins – Vocals/Guitar/Keyboards
David Nixon – Percussion/Backing Vo-cals/Harmonica
Pippa Murdie – Mandolin/Guitar/Backing Vocals
Chris Jones – Bass/Backing Vocals
Dave Orford – Drums/Backing Vocals
With 
Violin – Jo Pugh
Guitar – Jon Lawton

John Jenkins And The James Street Band - Murphys Bar (MASTER Inc ISRC) WAV

Lindesfarne		Meet Me On The Corner	
Tammy Wynette		Your Good Girls Gonna Go Bad	
Salt House		Headwater	
Jasmin Nash		Sins	
C C EVE		Soon I Will Be	
Brandi Carlile		When You're Wrong	
Elvis Costello		I Felt the Chill Before the Winter Came	
Kirzy, April Moon		Happy Place	
IAN F BALL		Pour Mon Ami	
Vintage Yell		Going Down Swingin'	
John Anderson		Atlantic City	
The Wooks		Atlantic City	
Michael Holliday		Ten Thousand Miles	
Preston D Barnes		Loooking For You	
Shelby Lynne		Killin' Kind	
Patsy Cline		Crazy	
Gareth Heesom		Hold You In My Dreams	
StEm		Brighter Times	
Walker Montgomery/Randy Rogers		Never Again One More Time Again	
Lynn Hanson		Cant Let Go 	
The Family Wash		From the Crowd	
John Jenkins and the James Street Band		Murphy's Bar	
Bobby Gentry/Glen Campbell		Gentle on My Mind	
Roddy Frame		Forty Days of Rain

The Garden Party Radio Show March 16th 2024

Iris Dement		Let the Mystery Be
Kacey Musgrave		Cardinal
Lynn Hanson		Cant Let Go 
Naomi Campbell		Tuesday's New
Walker Montgomery/Randy Rogers		Never Again One More Time
Allison Moorer		The Rock and the Hill
Kacey Musgrave		Too Good to Be True
Helen Maw		Second Thought
Dallahan		Beaton's
Neil Nathan		Border Radio
Ryan Waters Band		Chasing Cars
Noelle Johnson		Chasing Cars
Jenny Colquitt		I Wont let You Drive
		
Julian Temple		Balld of a Young Troubadour
Kacey Musgrave		Heaven is
John Witherspoon		Dublin on My Mind
Tomorrow Bird		Don’t Count Me Out
Regi Weking		HelloMy Darling
Bryony Heart 		Player
David Nixon's Navigation		Red Skies
John Jenkins		Laugh Away The Tears
Amanda Shire		Lonely at Night
Kacey Musgrave		Heart of the Woods

The Garden Party Radio Show March 23rd 2024

Steve Earle		Galway Girl		
The Wandering Hearts		About America		
Hungrytown		Feel Like Falling		
Naomi Campbell		Tuesday's News		
James Martinez		The Father		
Josh Rouse		Winter in the Hamptons		
Yola		Diamond Studded Shoes		
Only Child		Dock Road		
Gemma Hayes		Feed the Flames - Live		
Lynne Hanson		Outlaw Lover		
Charlie Crockett		Tecumsah Valley		
Jason Isbell/Elizabeth Cooke		Tecumsah Valley		
Windmill		Blind		
Tommy Hale		All at Sea		
Baskery		A Little Goes a Long Way		
The Shires		Side by Side		
Motel Sundown		Waterfall		
Jess Tuthill		Fuzzy Love		
The Cyrkle		We Can Find		
Mary Hopkin		International		
David Nixon's Navigation		Hearts Beat in Time		
John Jenkins		Bury Myself in the Sand		
Jake Thackaray		La Di Da		
Ward Thomas		Open your Mind

The Garden Party Radio Show March 30th 2024

THE GARDEN PARTY Concert Series # 1 - 
- John Prine
- Fairport Convention -
- Robert Vincent

Jingles

THE GARDEN PARTY Concert Series # 1 - John Prine/Fairport Convention/Robert Vincent

I Don’t Want to Be That Guy Anymore’ is the third release of the year by John Jenkins, in follow-up to his critically acclaimed album ‘Tuebrook’, released in July 2023, and the March and April 2024 standalone tracks ‘The Reason’ and ‘Bury Myself in the Sand’.

It is the third track of six being released monthly that, thematically, wouldn’t fit on the ‘Tuebrook’ album. 
There are a lot of songs about self-hate or self-loathing (Johnny Cash – Hurt, Townes Van Zandt – Rake, Linkin Park – Numb,  just to name three), songs about the realisation of doing something wrong and recognising it. Maybe hoping for salvation or forgiveness. My song ‘A Wiser Man than Me’ explored this previously and ‘I Don’t Want to Be That Guy Anymore’ is another. I recently realised I was dyslexic and probably neurodiverse and have spent a long time recently going over moments in my past and trying to connect the dots. This song came from those soul-searching moments.
I wanted a little bit of a rough indie guitar sound after the acoustic songs I’d been releasing, and Jon Lawton as always steps up to the plate. I even got him to add a backward guitar solo to match the black thoughts I had been dipping into.
To be released on May 3rd, 2024, ‘I Don’t Want to Be That Guy Anymore’ is co-produced by John Jenkins and Jon Lawton (Sami Yusuf, Ian Prowse, Only Child) and mastered by Pete Maher (The Rolling Stones, U2, Patti Smith).
 
This will be available from the usual digital retailers.

I Don't Want To Be That Guy Anymore

McGuinness Flint			When I'm Dead and Gone			
Thunder and Rain			Western Auto Sign			
Simon Morley			Devon Coastline			
Bill Ryder Jones			I Hold Something in My Hand			
Carolyn Sills Combo			Little Death			
Indigo Girls			Closer to Fine			
Helen Maw			This Lonely Boy			
Michael Head & the Red Elastic Band				Shirl's Ghost		
Elaine Palmer			Let Me Fall			
Ags Connolly			Tell Me What You Were Going To Tell Me			
Tom Russell/Nanci Griffith			Gulf Coast Highway			
Red Molly			Gulf Coast Highway			
Southbound Attic Band			Last Man Standing			
Bob Collum			Little Rock			
The Byrds			Going Back 			
Taylor Swift			My Boy Only Breaks His Favourite Toys			
Grace Elizabeth Harvey			Familiar			
The Family Wash 			I Don’t Want to Dance			
John Jenkins			I Don’t Want To Be That Guy Anymore			
Shelby Lynne			Your Lies

The Garden Party Radio Show 4th May 2024

The Garden Party Radio Show 11th May 2024 with David Nixon and Ian Davies

Lindisfarne			Lady Eleanor		
Tom Russell			Tonight We Ride		
Katherine Priddie			First House on the Left		
Steve Roberts			An Old Bookshop		
Carolyn Sills Combo			Muddy Water		
Taylor Swift/Florence and the Machine			Florida		
XTC			Yacht Dancer		
Danny Bradley			I'm Gone, I'm Gone		
Nanci Griffiths			Lonestar State of Mind		
Bruce Springsteen			Pay me my money down (lIve)		
Nine Inch nails			Hurt		
Johnny Cash			Hurt		
Rachel Jean Harris			Feather and Bone		
Lynne Hanson			Just A little Bit		
Callum Gilligan			Here We are again		
Jesse Lynn Madera			Austin		
Judy Paster			Picture on the Wall		
September Moon			Waiting For You		
Family Wash			My Sisters Brother		
John Jenkins			The Wrong Side of Sadness		
Shelby Lynne			I Only Want To Be With You 		
Dean Friedman			It's My Job

The Garden Party Radio Show 18th May 2024

‘Do You Ever Think About Me?’  is the fourth release of the year by John Jenkins, in follow-up to his critically acclaimed album ‘Tuebrook’, released in July 2023, and the March and April 2024 and May 2024 standalone tracks ‘The Reason’, ‘Bury Myself in the Sand’, and ‘I Don’t Want to be That Guy Anymore’

It is the fourth of six-monthly tracks to be released that, thematically, wouldn’t fit on my ‘Tuebrook’ album. 
Just like the 3 previous tracks released this year, I was conscious that this song showed a more eclectic songwriting style than what I have been known for from my recent albums. I always wanted to write songs for other artists and when I had my band many moons ago, I had 2 amazing singers in John Kennedy and Siobhan Maher-Kennedy that I was able to write for. In recent years I have had other amazing singers sing my songs such as Robert Vincent, Ian Prowse, Motel Sundown, Only Child, Emelle, Vanessa Murray etc.
This song is a ‘relationship song’ but not autobiographical I should say. I guess most of us that have failed relationships often think about their ex’s and wonder if they are ever given us a second thought after the breakup. That’s the basis of this song. The wonderful musicians Jon Lawson and Tony Peers join me on this song 

With a release date of June 14th 2024, ‘‘Do You Ever Think About Me?’ is co-produced by John Jenkins and Jon Lawton (Sami Yusuf, Ian Prowse, Only Child) and mastered by Pete Maher (The Rolling Stones, U2, Patti Smith).

Do You Ever Think About Me ?

Ronnie Lane	How Come				
Martin Stephenson	Crocodile Cryer				
The Roaches	Mister Sellack				
Denis Parkinson & James Street Band - 	Ghost in the Bar				
Jim Pearson	DEATH TO MORTALITY				
Little Feat	Dixie Chicken				
George Jones	Don’t Let the Stars Get In Your Eyes				
Hungrytown	Tuesday's Sun				
Danny Bardley	I'm Gone, I'm Gone				
Scaredycats	DUMB ANIMALS				
Lindesfarne	LADY ELEANOR				
The Moon Loungers	I'm Only Sleeping				
Rosanne Cash	I'm Only Sleeping				
Fairport Convention	I'll Keep it with Mine				
Pale Fountains	Jean's Not Happening				
Jim Pearson	MUSIC FOR BEGINNERS				
Will Riding	The Elves and The Shoe maker				
Windmill	Where are you Now?				
Jim Pearson	The Boy with the Red Hat				
WILCO	CRUEL COUNTRY				
David Nixon's Navigation	Moon and Stars				
John Jenkins	Too  Much Drinking on a Sunday				
Sister Lee	Who Took the Stars out of the Sky				
Amsterdam	Home

The Garden Party Radio Show - with John Jenkins / Jim Pearson 25th MAY 2024

T.Rex		Get It On
Murray Head		Say it Aint So Joe
Christina Alden & Alex Patterson		Safe Travels
Robert Vincent		The Hard Way
Hungrytown		Another Year
Emily Ann Roberts		He Set Her Off
Nellie Furtado		I'm Like a Bird
Michael Head		You Smiled at Me
Jon Budworth		Shadow of the Chevin
Gram Parsons		How Much I've Lied
Elvis Costello 7 the Attractions		How Much I've Lied
Stephen De Bastion/Roxanne De Bastionne/Ed Harcourt		Sleep Sleep Little Boy
Emily Nenni		Get to Know Ya
Demi Marriner		Last Summer
Anton Fermhede		Paper Lyfe
Sparkle Jets		Box Of Letters
Phil Odgers/John Kettle		Hunger and Cold
David Nixon		Hand in Hand
John Jenkins		Do You Ever Think About Me?
Martin Simpson		New Harmony
Jack Badcock		Too Many Things
Dana Gillespie		Spent the Day in Bed
Faces		Stay with Me

The Garden Party Radio Show June 1st 2024

Robert Palnt/Alison Krauss		Can't Let Go
Creedence Clearwater Revival		Cottonfields
Captain of the Lost Waves		Circles
Michael Head		A Ricochet Moment
Jimmy Bowen		Highway
Niamh Bury		Bite the Bridle
Kathryn Williams/ Withered Hand		R U Reel
		
Gruff Rhys		Bad Friend		
The Petersons		Bohemian Rhapsody
William Shatner		Bohemian Rhapsody
Jim Pearson		Trolls
The Gillies		It Was Never Going To Be Easy
Emisunshine		Trojan Horse
Maddie & Tae		Sad Summer Girl
Rob Clarke		Tik Tok
Sam Lee		Brushes and Briars
Elaine Palmer		Let Me Fall - Revisited
CC EVE		30!
Family Wash		I'll Bring the Stars to You
John Jenkins and That Sure Thing 		It Tears Me Apart
Regina Ferguson		Through the Pines
Pink Floyd		Wish You were Here
Rebecca Richards		Music Maker		
Holly Jo		I Lied
Like Combs		Aint No Love in Oklahoma

The Garden Party Radio Show 8th June 2024

David Nixon presents This weeks Garden Party show with a mix of Americana, Country and Folk and a few different genres - 3 hours worth of great music

The Garden Party Radio Show  15th June 2024

Taylor Swift	You Belong With Me
Rolling Stones	Cool, Calm and Collected
Eoin Glackin	Shine Your Light
ONLY CHILD	Dock Road
Bonny Light Horseman	Keep Me on your mind
Tom Paxton	The Last Thing on My Mind
Gruff Rhys	Bad Friend
ROB CLARKE	You Don’t Talk
Jess Tuthill	The Last of Us
Preston D Barnes	Country Star
Barry McCabe	From Clare to Here
Mike Denver	From Clare to Here
Two Black Sheep	Somebody Like You 
Liam Doherty	Dreams will Fly
Emmylou Harris	Wayfearing Stranger
Candi Carpenter	Novels about Vampires
Elvis Costello	So Like Candy
Bryony Heart	If
David Nixon's Navigation	Eve's Disguises
John Jenkins	Do You Ever Think About Me?
Patsy Cline	She's Got You
Kacey Musgrave	The Architect

The Garden Patrty Radio Show Sat 22nd June 2024

Liverpool singer/songwriter releases his debut album “Trains” in September 2016 
John has released a few singles in the last 18 months including:
Rodeo Girl – Listening to John Jenkins is like sitting in the world’s most comfortable armchair (Getintothis)
The Paris Wife – is a song of true elegance and refined softness – John really knows how to capture a scene (Liverpool Sound and Vision 8.5/10)
-	A very classy song (Folk North West) 
Sweet Delphine – The vocal from Jenkins is something like your favourite winter coat (Musical Outcast) 
-	If ever a song felt like a painting then Sweet Delphine is that track (Liverpool Sound and Vision 9/10)
Her Soldier Boy EP – is a wonderful EP, I loved it from start to finish. John Jenkins has a brilliantly delicate voice that makes every listener insatiable for more. (Out in the Crowd) 

Additionally John is the songwriter for his projects “John Jenkins and that Sure Thing” which features guest singers, plus his instrumental project “Midnight in Manhattan” and wrote the Liverpool Acoustic Collective charity song “Someday we’ll see better days” 

He recently played at the “Folk at the Dock” Festival in August 2016
-	John delighted a packed Anchor Courtyard with his gentle tales and minor key melodies, great acoustic music, sunshine and an enthusiastic audience – it doesn’t get better than this (liverpooletc.com)
“Trains” is an album of 12 personal songs co-produced by Jon Lawton at Crosstown Studios, it features guest musicians such as Amy Chalmers (Two Black Sheep), Helen Maher (Amsterdam) Denis Parkinson, Stephanie Kearley, and Marc Vormawah (Personal Column)     
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11 Her Soldier Boy

09 That Girl Is Going To Make You Cry

06 Put The World to Right

12 The Last Song (MASTER Inc ISRC)

05 This Mountain Between Us (MASTER Inc ISRC)

04 A Mothers Devotion (MASTER Inc ISRC)

03 Heartlands (MASTER Inc ISRC)

02 Daniel White (MASTER Inc ISRC)

01 Growing Old (MASTER Inc ISRC)

John Jenkins is carving out a path for himself as a renowned singer/songwriter on the UK folk, country, and Americana scene. Jenkins is a master of melody, understated lyrics, and deft chord changes, while his songs have been hailed wherever music is written about.

Jenkins has developed an engaged audience of fans and has established himself as a live touring act, both solo and collaboratively and has supported Chris Difford (Squeeze), Jarrod Dickenson, Robert Vincent (AMAUK Artist of the Year), and Steve Tilson in recent years. 

He recently completed a 12-date UK tour in July 2023 with Oxford’s ‘Pippa Murdie’ (Storm the Palace). 


Jenkins’s latest body of work, the 2023 album ‘Tuebrook’ released very recently has gained the admiration from the likes of Folk Radio UK, Americana UK, Fatea and many more magazines.


The album was so-produced by John Jenkins and Jon Lawton (Sami Yusuf, Two Black Sheep) and mastered by Pete Maher (The Rolling Stones, U2, Patti Smith). It is available on CD and Digital and features the singles “Shadows” and “Christopher Roberts”


Two singles from the forthcoming album “Tuebrook” have been released in recent months.

“One to watch” - NSAI – Nashville Songwriters Association International

Americana UK 2021 “Emerging Artist” Runner Up

GSMC 2021 Music Award “Newcomer” Finalist

Praise for the “Tuebrook” Album

Maximum Volume 

“This is the work of one of the UK’s best and most original songwriters”.

Americana UK

“This masterful collection highlights why Jenkins is fast becoming one of Liverpool’s most respected singer-songwriters”.

Rocking Magpie

“Nothing could prepare me what was about to unfold …This Album let me speechless”.

Spill Magazine Toronto Canada

“One incredible Album ... Tuebrook stands out in the same way Nebraska stood out for Bruce Springsteen”.

Liverpool Acoustic
“This is a fantastic album and solidifies Jenkins as a truly formidable songwriting talent”.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *
‘Tuebrook” is a piece of art that moves the listener, cajoles it, defends the right of the listener to feel the crush of overwhelming humanity, and then lifts with hope…this is an album for the age, and to hear it is to love it.”

Stereo Stickman 30th June 2023
A uniquely evocative collection of songs. ‘Tuebrook’ makes for a timeless and consistently heartfelt listen, and effectively extends further still the ever-genuine repertoire of John Jenkins.
Fatea Magazine July 2023
“At times warmly nostalgic but without rose-tinted glasses, at others movingly sad, it’s an album for those of a certain age who have come to look back on their own younger days and those with whom they shared them, and as such, it’s a little gem

At The Barrier Magazine Aug 2023 
“Some of the warmest and most intimate, wistful, confessional reveries that you’re likely to hear this side of Christmas”.

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